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PRESENT — air can make her." If report is true she would seem fully His the , Sir WILLIAM to realise the dream of Tennyson in being ROBINSON, K.C.M.G. Queen Rose of the rosebud garden of girls. Hon. G. T. M. O'BRIEN, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I am quite sure that to-day and Hon. W. M. GOODMAN, Attorney-General. to-morrow messages will be flashing along the telegraph Hon. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer. lines from India, Mauritius, and Ceylon, and from other Hon. F. A. COOPER, Director of Public Works. Eastern colonies congratulating the Royal Family on this Hon. C. P. CHATER. auspicious event, and I am also quite sure that the Hon. HO KAI. unofficial members of this Council and the community Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD. of Hongkong will wish that their congratulations should Hon. J. J. KESWICK. arrive at the Royal throne at the same time as the others Hon. E. R. BELILIOS. do. I therefore move that a message of this nature should Mr. A. SETH, Clerk of Councils. be sent: — THE ROYAL MARRIAGE—A CONGRATULATORY "From the Governor of Hongkong to the Marquis of TELEGRAM. Ripon. HIS EXCELLENCY said—Gentlemen, I am afraid that "The Council and community of Hongkong ask your it may have been rather inconvenient to some of you to Lordship to convey to Her the Queen and attend this special meeting this morning, but I will not the Royal Family their respectful congratulations on detain you very long, and I am quite sure that you will the marriage of the Duke of York and Princess not begrudge the few minutes that you will remain here Victoria of Teck." when I tell you, as perhaps you already know, that the Hon. C. P. CHATER—Sir, during the period that I object of this special meeting is to consider the have been the senior unofficial member of this Council propriety of sending some congratulatory message to no pleasanter duty has fallen to my lot than that of Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family in having the honour to second the resolution just proposed reference to the approaching marriage of His Royal by your Excellency. Though colonists of one of the most the Duke of York and Her distant outposts of the Empire, I may venture to say that the Princess Victoria of Teck. His is we are second to none either in loyalty to the throne or in known to many gentlemen in the colonies, and those feelings of personal devotion and affection to the probably to some in this colony also. It is a little more Royal Family which it is the happy privilege of all than two years ago that I had the honour of entertaining citizens of the to feel. (Applause.) The him at Government House, Trinidad. I think that we all marriage of the son of the heir to the royal and imperial know that he is possessed of the most charming crown to an English Princess specially appeals to us in manner, amiable characteristics, and manly qualities. both ways, and it is therefore both as Her Majesty's loyal (Hear, hear) In all probability he will be the future subjects and in our capacity as private citizens that it is King of England, and we all hope that he will be a our duty and our delight to transmit to-day to the Royal worthy successor not only to his father but to Her Family our most respectful congratulations on this Majesty the Queen, who has occupied the throne of marriage, which it is our earnest hope will fulfil its Great Britain so incomparably for over fifty years. In auspicious promises. (Applause.) regard to Her Serene Highness the Princess Victoria, The motion was then put and carried amid applause. We know that she is a charming English girl, danghter, His EXCELLENCY—I will ask the Colonial Secretary of one the most popular Princesses in England, the to send this telegram at once. Princess Mary of Cambridge, now the Duchess of The Council then rose. Teck, and she seems to be as "sweet as English